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23 Aug Braiding Funds Without Getting Tied up in Knots – Approaching budgets with pre-award and post-award in mind by Julie Alsup, GPC

Posted at 07:00h in Budgets, Competency Five, Competency Four, Grant Reporting, Grants Management, Julie Alsup, GPC

Braided funding, supplanting, and leveraged funds are important concepts to understand for the purposes of effective grant planning (pre-award) and for successful grant management (post-award). Put simply, braided funding refers to the concept of using multiple funding streams to support the expenses of an organization, program, or project. Having more than one funding stream helps to minimize risk should one funding stream dry up. In addition, having one or more confirmed revenue source helps build confidence among other potential funders.

02 Aug Grants Management – Are We There Yet? by Tracey Diefenbach, GPC

Posted at 17:10h in Competency Three, Grant Reporting, Grants Management, Tracey Diefenbach, GPC

With summer in full swing, vacation planning is or has been on everyone’s mind, including mine! As I booked reservations for a family road trip with my husband and three kids along with five other families, it got me thinking – this vacation planning is a lot like grants management planning. There are some key strategies used in vacation planning that can and should be used in grants management to answer the dreadful question, “Are we there yet?” with a confident “yes.” Whether you are a grants professional working with a university managing lots of complex federal grants or a small nonprofit agency managing several foundation grants, there are some simple strategies we all can employ to alleviate bumps in the road.

21 Mar Six Tips for Cutting Character Counts by AGS Staff

Posted at 21:50h in AGS Staff, Competency Nine, Grant Reporting, Writing

Online grant applications - they’re convenient, easy to use, and eliminate a trip to the post office. But where there are online grant applications, there are likely character count restrictions. Here are some tips and tricks for writing proposals that maximize impact while minimizing character...

22 Feb Tips on High Quality Grant Reporting by Hayley Waynick, GPC

Posted at 21:56h in Competency Five, Funder Relations, Grant Reporting, Hayley Waynick, GPC

Creating a high-quality grant report is a key step in fostering a lasting relationship with your funders. This step can often be overlooked and undervalued in relation to the time investment it deserves. Reports are your chance to show the funder how the program or...

08 Feb Successful Grant Reporting: What About When You’re Left Without a Format by Hayley Waynick, GPC

Posted at 21:57h in Budgets, Competency Five, Funder Relations, Grant Reporting, Hayley Waynick, GPC

Successful Grant Reporting What about when you’re left without a format!? Grant writers tend to be rule followers. We crave structure and details. We’re all about formats, deadlines, and word counts (well sometimes). But what should you do when a funder wants a report but doesn’t provide...